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osama bin laden was dead so we could slash defense and pull out of afghanistan early and leave iraq entirely and now the narrative is in tatters. they had a huge personal political interest in maintaining that narrative. it was wrong to begin. it is wrong now and the president himself, even the day after his own director of counterintelligence, matthew olson said it is a terrorist act. this guy went on "the view" of all places to repeat the lie. >> and it is worse than that. he went before the u.n. i read his speech. he had three fat paragraphs mr. obama did trying to sell the video/spontaneous demonstration. still, that was, what, this past tuesday. >> correct. >> and remember, he and mrs. clinton went on tv in pakistan still apologizing for the video. they have so much invested in the notion that if we reach out, don't offend these people we will get along fine. it is ludicrous. it's a lie and the president of the united states needs to come before the american people and explain to them what did he know? when did he know it? and why has he and senior officials been lying. >> is jack jacob
osama bin laden was dead so we could slash defense and pull out of afghanistan early and leave iraq entirely and now the narrative is in tatters. they had a huge personal political interest in maintaining that narrative. it was wrong to begin. it is wrong now and the president himself, even the day after his own director of counterintelligence, matthew olson said it is a terrorist act. this guy went on "the view" of all places to repeat the lie. >> and it is worse than that. he...
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is obama really going to be able to articulate a defense on fiscal policy. i haven't heard him give any speech where he seems to be in the weeds on this. >> i thought he was a tough campaign strategist. >> now, look, if he takes my advice, which he won't do. i would talk about the following. i have a bill that all kinds of economists say would create at least a million jobs, congress won't touch it. >> i think that we haven't answered the funnel eed the fun question that -- if romney gets into this pro business thing, are we going to have inflation like your venezuelan idea? >> i don't care much about venezuela, although it looks like what's his name is going to lose, chavez is going to lose. i do remember argentina having been down there several times in in the 1990s, you buy all these bonds, you have a triple digit inflation rate. lee munson, thanks. >> i'm a bull, it's okay to be a bull. >> all right, the kudlow caucus is staying throughout the area. here's what we're going to tackle up next, the north koreans now, they say we're planning to inthey would
is obama really going to be able to articulate a defense on fiscal policy. i haven't heard him give any speech where he seems to be in the weeds on this. >> i thought he was a tough campaign strategist. >> now, look, if he takes my advice, which he won't do. i would talk about the following. i have a bill that all kinds of economists say would create at least a million jobs, congress won't touch it. >> i think that we haven't answered the funnel eed the fun question that -- if...
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and secondly, he has to put barack obama on the defensive. a big challenge there for him because the two are mutually contradictory. >> we're just looking at pictures there of mitt romney sans jacket, so trying to prove that he is the man next door. this has been the whole way through the campaign. gretchen, it is obama's to lose because he is in the lead. what do you think we're likely to see in terms of the tone of the debate and where each candidate will try and push this conversation? >> you know, i think the one who wins this debate will be the one who brings the other out of their comfort zone. president obama will not want to talk about his record, so romney will have a challenge in that and he should. he should challenge obama, try to get him to talk about his record, talk about his policies and how they have or have not worked. i think they will talk a little bit about how they have not worked. if we really want to continue those policies for the next four years. at the same time, romney needs to go in and talk about what his policie
and secondly, he has to put barack obama on the defensive. a big challenge there for him because the two are mutually contradictory. >> we're just looking at pictures there of mitt romney sans jacket, so trying to prove that he is the man next door. this has been the whole way through the campaign. gretchen, it is obama's to lose because he is in the lead. what do you think we're likely to see in terms of the tone of the debate and where each candidate will try and push this conversation?...
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but i will tell you that i am comfortable that the secretary of state, the secretary of defense, the fbi, promptly launched a thorough and searching investigation on the ground in benghazi to learn exactly what happened and what was a chaotic and confusing situation. and i am confident that we continue to have a leadership role in the world as the president laid out today in front of the united nations, rooted in american values, but that will not louis lambist jihadist terrorists to push us out of the region. >> so when you say you're confident in what is happening on the ground, let me put the question directly to you, then. why is that when cnn was in the consulate days after the horrible attack, they found that the -- the diary of ambassador stevens' thoughts and his fears. and not the u.s. investigators. why weren't they the ones who found something like that, which was -- was just lying there? >> that's an excellent question. we did not get briefed on the specifics of cnn's acquisition and use of the private diary of ambassador stevens. that wasn't one of the topics on which we
but i will tell you that i am comfortable that the secretary of state, the secretary of defense, the fbi, promptly launched a thorough and searching investigation on the ground in benghazi to learn exactly what happened and what was a chaotic and confusing situation. and i am confident that we continue to have a leadership role in the world as the president laid out today in front of the united nations, rooted in american values, but that will not louis lambist jihadist terrorists to push us...
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wants to see road kill bambi being carted into the restaurant they're eating at but in the restaurant's defense, they do offer takeout. that does it for us. "outfront" starts now. "outfront" next, did washington reject repeated requests for increased security in benghazi? that's what happened, according to house republicans in a letter sent to secretary clinton today. one of the authors of the letter, representative darrell issa comes "outfront." >>> plus, we're 24 hours away from the first presidential debate. what are they going to say? we've got advisers to both of them. mitt and barack "outfront" tonight. and how a lot of money is riding on tomorrow's debate. a lot. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone, i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, warning signs missed? that's what the republican head of the house oversight committee is charging tonight in the lead up to the u.s. ambassador's death in libya. he's calling for congress to return for a special hearing next week. it was a three-page letter and in it, darrell issa listed 13 security incidents and threats in libya in the past
wants to see road kill bambi being carted into the restaurant they're eating at but in the restaurant's defense, they do offer takeout. that does it for us. "outfront" starts now. "outfront" next, did washington reject repeated requests for increased security in benghazi? that's what happened, according to house republicans in a letter sent to secretary clinton today. one of the authors of the letter, representative darrell issa comes "outfront." >>> plus,...
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secretary of defense, leon panetta confirms this. >> we do believe that those sites still remain secured by the syrian military. there has been intelligence that there have been some moves that have taken place. where exactly that has taken place, we don't know. >> panetta also says the u.s. and other countries are monitoring these weapon sites. >>> pope benedict's former butler is on trial today at the vatican. he's accused of leaking hundreds of secret pages from the pontiff's apartment. if he is convicted, he could spend up to eight years in prison. he has pled not guilty. the vatican computer technician is also on trial. >>> more than 100 voter registrations in the big battleground state of florida are being called suspicious.ur endorsed by weight watchersbd and your taste buds have always endorsed us. so, you know what this means... this is a real win win! yoplait, it is so good. begins with back pain and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in a day. or take aleve, which can relieve pain all day with just two pills. good eye. since then, there's been one wedding,
secretary of defense, leon panetta confirms this. >> we do believe that those sites still remain secured by the syrian military. there has been intelligence that there have been some moves that have taken place. where exactly that has taken place, we don't know. >> panetta also says the u.s. and other countries are monitoring these weapon sites. >>> pope benedict's former butler is on trial today at the vatican. he's accused of leaking hundreds of secret pages from the...
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so, my guess is you're going to see president obama playing defense first. that's usually the tactic in a situation like this. president of the united states comes in, defends his record, makes the case for why he deserves a second term and the challenger then -- it's up to him to try to attack the record, and to bring this president down a notch. so in all likelihood my suspicion is you'll see president obama playing defense first, and mitt romney sort of going after him and trying to take a few chunks out of the armor. >> a breaking news matter out of pennsylvania you've been covering this, this judge that ruled the state can't enforce the new vote are i.d. law in the upcoming election. who does it impact, what does it mean? >> we're talking about probably 90,000 some say maybe 100,000, even more according to some accounts of people who don't have the type of i.d. required under this new law in the state of pennsylvania, the judge after an appeals court ruled had to essentially put in an injunction that injunction says we're not going to enforce this vote
so, my guess is you're going to see president obama playing defense first. that's usually the tactic in a situation like this. president of the united states comes in, defends his record, makes the case for why he deserves a second term and the challenger then -- it's up to him to try to attack the record, and to bring this president down a notch. so in all likelihood my suspicion is you'll see president obama playing defense first, and mitt romney sort of going after him and trying to take a...
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it really affects how much candidates go on offense versus defense. the key is to be what might be called respectfully aggressive. to walk that line with -- when you are trying to attack and make a point that you don't overreach. that's the key question of the american people's mind. can this man, mitt romney, be president? how does he stand up next to a president on the stage? of course, president obama has a natural advantage in this because he is not running for president. he is president. >> all right. >> it is the key criteria, and campaigns shouldn't lose sight of that. >> we know this is a debates that revolves around domestic policy here. the other question is will mitt romney actually try to bring up libya into the debate because they've been so critical on the president? they think perhaps this is a weakness. >> it absolutely is. polls show it. we're almost at the one-month mark since the attack on our benghazi consulate, and the ambassador's killers haven't been brought to justice. the romney campaign will be trying to decide how they can b
it really affects how much candidates go on offense versus defense. the key is to be what might be called respectfully aggressive. to walk that line with -- when you are trying to attack and make a point that you don't overreach. that's the key question of the american people's mind. can this man, mitt romney, be president? how does he stand up next to a president on the stage? of course, president obama has a natural advantage in this because he is not running for president. he is president....
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until recently she was the undersecretary of defense for policy at the pentagon. she was in the situation room with the president during the bin laden mission. now, michele i want to ask you this, because, the president of iran, mr. ahmadinejad, speaks today. but your former boss spoke yesterday. some people still slamming him for not taking a hard enough line on iran. listen to what "the wall street journal" said. they said, in his u.n. speech tuesday, president obama took a tougher than usual election-season line against iran. the cold reality is, that after nearly four years of failed diplomacy and half hearted sanctions that he opposed until congress forced his hand, neither iran nor israel believe him. essentially saying actions speak louder than words. your reaction? >> i think that actions do speak louder than words. and if you look at the record of the president, he has led the international community in posing the most crippling sanctions ever imposed on any country. he has said that all options are on the table. i can tell you from my time in the pentago
until recently she was the undersecretary of defense for policy at the pentagon. she was in the situation room with the president during the bin laden mission. now, michele i want to ask you this, because, the president of iran, mr. ahmadinejad, speaks today. but your former boss spoke yesterday. some people still slamming him for not taking a hard enough line on iran. listen to what "the wall street journal" said. they said, in his u.n. speech tuesday, president obama took a tougher...
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. >> does this end up giving the president kind of the upper hand even though he too is on the defensive as it relates to health care? >> the president is clearly in the lead, but still in a somewhat precarious position. he is defying gravity. he still has at least 2/3 of the country saying we're on the wrong track, usually that's a very difficult environment for the incumbent to get elected. and for the president, voters are not convinced they wanted to go the romney's direction, but extending where we are for the next four years is not an attractive process. he's got to walk that tight rope by saying we are moving in the right direction. and also kind of give people a sense of the next four years that are going to be better in their arrives than the previous four have been. >> sometimes we look ahead and see that yes, what these candidates say is going to be important and pivotal what their body language has said. who can forget the gore-bush debate, and you have to wonder between these two candidates, romney and obama, who's likely to win, who's likely to be too breathy, or maybe be a
. >> does this end up giving the president kind of the upper hand even though he too is on the defensive as it relates to health care? >> the president is clearly in the lead, but still in a somewhat precarious position. he is defying gravity. he still has at least 2/3 of the country saying we're on the wrong track, usually that's a very difficult environment for the incumbent to get elected. and for the president, voters are not convinced they wanted to go the romney's direction,...
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taking out the ground defense. both of those are major military operations. they involve war. they don't have -- they don't have strong support from nato allies. it's more go it alone for the united states. >> all right. >> an they don't seem to be that effective in addressing the underlying problem there. >> now, ambassador -- >> i think the president's approach is pretty common sense. been very forward. he's taken the lead on this but it's not military yet. >> ambassador williamson, you advise governor romney. what would a president romney do right now with regard to syria? would he take unilateral action? >> well, no. it's not required to take unilateral action. the arab league already called for more robust efforts. there are a number of european states. it east sbresing. general wesley clark led the successful kosovo engagement. in that situation, president clinton did not allow the u.n. security council to bind our hands and bring humanitarian relief but president obama has been playing mother may i with the russians and with china on what we can do in syria. and anyone
taking out the ground defense. both of those are major military operations. they involve war. they don't have -- they don't have strong support from nato allies. it's more go it alone for the united states. >> all right. >> an they don't seem to be that effective in addressing the underlying problem there. >> now, ambassador -- >> i think the president's approach is pretty common sense. been very forward. he's taken the lead on this but it's not military yet. >>...
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the defense denies those claims. these documents also confirm holmes sent a package containing a notebook to his psychiatrist. the contents of the book are now sealed. the rampage during a screening of "the dark knight rises" left 12 people dead and 58 wounded. now fallen chinese politician bo xi has been tripped of his duties. found bo responsible for severe mistakes including peddling, bribery and womanizing. he was once considered a rising political star. and 19 people were killed in the crash of a plane carrying them through a staging point for mt. everest expeditions. the flight crashed after striking an eagle. no one survived that crash. and officials have recovered the flight data recorder. afp reports a french reports says investigators will try to identify the photographer and whether or not a crime was committed. meanwhile, a royal spokesman says there will not be a complaint over nude photos of prince harry partying in vegas. he says it would be a distraction for the prince who is deployed in afghanistan.
the defense denies those claims. these documents also confirm holmes sent a package containing a notebook to his psychiatrist. the contents of the book are now sealed. the rampage during a screening of "the dark knight rises" left 12 people dead and 58 wounded. now fallen chinese politician bo xi has been tripped of his duties. found bo responsible for severe mistakes including peddling, bribery and womanizing. he was once considered a rising political star. and 19 people were killed...
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defense secretary leon panetta says the u.s. has intelligence that syria's government has moved some of its chemical weapons to secure them. >>> newly released documents show that colorado movie theater shooting suspect james holmes threatened someone at the university of colorado where he was a graduate student, and had been banned from campus. the documents are heavily redacted but prosecutors say it was a professor that holmes threatened. >>> michigan authorities took two soil samples from beneath a storage shed at a suburban detroit home in the latest search for former teamster chief jimmy hoffa. he has been missing since 1975. he was declared dead in 1982. a tipster told police he saw a body being buried at the site the day after hoffa disappeared. the soil samples will be tested for human remains. police say today's search did not turn up any evidence that someone was buried there. a rare white whale has been spotted off australia's eastern coast. the albino humpback has been nicknamed by researchers who track his location
defense secretary leon panetta says the u.s. has intelligence that syria's government has moved some of its chemical weapons to secure them. >>> newly released documents show that colorado movie theater shooting suspect james holmes threatened someone at the university of colorado where he was a graduate student, and had been banned from campus. the documents are heavily redacted but prosecutors say it was a professor that holmes threatened. >>> michigan authorities took two...
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it was not a strong defense by anybody's -- >> the best offense is not a good defense. >> i'm taking back your extraordinnaire. >> oh, smack! >> 67% said romney won only 25% thought the president won. dana, some highlights and low lights for us? >> i want to play a couple of sound bite that is really encapsulate what both men actually did right last night. first of all, on mitt romney, he really was aggressive but went after president obama on the whole idea of doing health care instead of jobs. also trying to move his way back to the middle after being so far to the right during the primaries. take a listen. >> i just don't know how the president could have come into office, facing 23 million people out of work, rising unemployment, an economic crisis at the kitchen table and spent his energy and passion for two years for fighting for obama care instead of fighting for jobs for the american people. it has killed jobs. the best course for health care is to do what we did in my state, craft a plan at the state level that fits the needs of the state and then let's focus on getting the
it was not a strong defense by anybody's -- >> the best offense is not a good defense. >> i'm taking back your extraordinnaire. >> oh, smack! >> 67% said romney won only 25% thought the president won. dana, some highlights and low lights for us? >> i want to play a couple of sound bite that is really encapsulate what both men actually did right last night. first of all, on mitt romney, he really was aggressive but went after president obama on the whole idea of...
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the chicago defense intercepting tony romo five times. five times in a 34-18 drubbing in dallas. two of those picks were returned for touchdowns. the five interceptions matched a career high for the cowboys quarterback. >> i didn't see the game because i was sleeping. but five picks. oh, man! happy days are here again in the nation's capital. for the first time since 1933, fdr's rookie year by the way, washington has a first place team. the nationals clinching a division title last night. that's the first since the franchise moved there from montreal. meanwhile, another huge story in detroit miguel cabrera closer to becoming baseball royalty. he had four hits last night including his 44th home run of the year. detroit clinched the division title in this game. he is real close to becoming the first triple crown winner baseball since 1967. carl yastrzemski. he leads the league in home runs, batting average and runs batted in. this would be a huge deal if he pulls that off. >> you always have a red sox reference. no matter what team it is there's a red sox reference. >> it's all tie
the chicago defense intercepting tony romo five times. five times in a 34-18 drubbing in dallas. two of those picks were returned for touchdowns. the five interceptions matched a career high for the cowboys quarterback. >> i didn't see the game because i was sleeping. but five picks. oh, man! happy days are here again in the nation's capital. for the first time since 1933, fdr's rookie year by the way, washington has a first place team. the nationals clinching a division title last night....
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defensively or offensively. the difference though terms of that same balance that had trb struck, had to be dealt with prior to the cyber context was that much of your tools that you were using to take advantage of the vulnerabilities could be hidden. you could do it in a not-as-visible or way that you could keep your involvement of exploiting the vulnerabilities secrets and in cyber, it's very difficult to do. it's only gotten more challenging in termses of tpwhals, between complete security, which is -- it's impossible. don't think anybody really -- don't -- most people in the security field, i think those have been working it, complete security in this field is just an impossible state of nature. >> to me, mike, this sounds like a great story waiting for a trigger, fundamental will you what have you is the moment you have a very severe economic loss or very secure national security loss that was essentially allowed to happen, and that become publicly known, i suspect will you have massive shift in that stance
defensively or offensively. the difference though terms of that same balance that had trb struck, had to be dealt with prior to the cyber context was that much of your tools that you were using to take advantage of the vulnerabilities could be hidden. you could do it in a not-as-visible or way that you could keep your involvement of exploiting the vulnerabilities secrets and in cyber, it's very difficult to do. it's only gotten more challenging in termses of tpwhals, between complete security,...
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let's repeal the national defense authorization act. this is what they are supposed to be good at. challenging republicans on what they are supposed to be good at, which is dollars and cents, the paul ryan plan is going to balance the budget in 28 years, and it is incumbent on growth built into this? come on. nobody believes this. everybody understands that this has to be mutual sacrifice on the part of all of us, and i will use mutual, and i think as long as it is mutual, we will suck it up and do this. but we are going to believe we are going to do nothing and we are going to fix it? no way. growth is going to come out of nowhere? we have got 0% interest grants. we are stagnant. the federal reserve, auditing the federal reserve. i would love to turn on the light and understand what is in the federal reserve balance sheet. how much are they buying up? how many assets are they buying? and what ever they by insulates in value, -- and whatever they buy inflates in value. host: you remember one of the previous callers that came up with something, and you get touched on some positions.
let's repeal the national defense authorization act. this is what they are supposed to be good at. challenging republicans on what they are supposed to be good at, which is dollars and cents, the paul ryan plan is going to balance the budget in 28 years, and it is incumbent on growth built into this? come on. nobody believes this. everybody understands that this has to be mutual sacrifice on the part of all of us, and i will use mutual, and i think as long as it is mutual, we will suck it up...
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at the end of the day, if you look at the budget, a look at the budget you get down to military and defense spending or the bush tax cuts. >> are you talking about the bush tax cuts on all income levels? >> there is no qualification in that statement. what i said, and i still stand by, there are three things that doubled on national debt -- the bush tax cuts, -- >> the question is, do you want to expire them in total? there was no qualification. >> i am getting there. i think, and i still say, that we have to look at every single one of them and determine if we can use some of that money to pay down our national debt. we can lie to the american people or tell the truth. the truth is that those tax cuts, if we let them expire, will increase our national debt by almost one-half. >> what is your position, mr. cruz? >> i would not allow the bush tax cuts to expire. i'm curious. i will commend mr. sadler. he is running a campaign with a great deal of courage because he is running and i'm -- unapologetically liberal campaign and is running in support of raising taxes, a host of liberal views. i c
at the end of the day, if you look at the budget, a look at the budget you get down to military and defense spending or the bush tax cuts. >> are you talking about the bush tax cuts on all income levels? >> there is no qualification in that statement. what i said, and i still stand by, there are three things that doubled on national debt -- the bush tax cuts, -- >> the question is, do you want to expire them in total? there was no qualification. >> i am getting there. i...
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and non-defense programs in an indiscriminate manner. house republican colleagues said they don't want to allow that to happen to their refuse to allow a vote on the democratic substitute. is the most balanced approach offered. it is closing loopholes for big companies and other types of revenue measures. those items we should be doing now. there are three different important parts of the people's business. unfortunately, this republican congress refused to do the work of the people and bring congress back to deal with these issues. we would be happy to try and answer any questions. >> what about libya? >> from the beginning, the administration and the president indicated we will get to the bottom of exactly what happened in libya. we will pursue the attackers and pursue the assassins, track them down and bring them to justice. is a murky situation and it is important to get the facts right. that is exactly what we're in the process of doing. is important to get the facts before you decide to jump to conclusions. i was unfortunate -- it
and non-defense programs in an indiscriminate manner. house republican colleagues said they don't want to allow that to happen to their refuse to allow a vote on the democratic substitute. is the most balanced approach offered. it is closing loopholes for big companies and other types of revenue measures. those items we should be doing now. there are three different important parts of the people's business. unfortunately, this republican congress refused to do the work of the people and bring...
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the constitutionally of the defense of marriage act. i don't think marriage has anything to do with procreation. couples do not need to get married to have babies. the desire to the baby is not a prerequisite for getting marriage licenses. most of the legal benefits of marriage, from the federal government. you have aing -- case where a straight couple can fly out to las vegas and get married and that marriage is honored in all 50 states. if my partner and i went to iowa and came back to west virginia, we would become unmarried. for the purposes of a social security and tax law, i do not know how any judge or justice could consider that constitutional. host: jess bravin? guest: most of the of marriage come from state law. the states have always have the primary authority with things like inheritance and visitation rights for parents in divorce. states have defined what marriage means. the issue that is before the court is whether federal employees are entitled to marriage benefits in same-sex marriages that are authorized by the states.
the constitutionally of the defense of marriage act. i don't think marriage has anything to do with procreation. couples do not need to get married to have babies. the desire to the baby is not a prerequisite for getting marriage licenses. most of the legal benefits of marriage, from the federal government. you have aing -- case where a straight couple can fly out to las vegas and get married and that marriage is honored in all 50 states. if my partner and i went to iowa and came back to west...
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it is a country on the defensive, and again, both president bush and president obama have done a very good job of pushing the iranians into a corner and getting a lot of countries around will to support us with the sanctions. we ought to continue that policy, no matter who wins the election, to negotiate and be very tough-minded and prevent them from getting a nuclear weapon. host: susan is on the line, an independent. caller: good morning. thank you for c-span, and mr. burns' comments are very great. i really appreciate them. i have two questions, one regarding libya, and other regarding the difference between the two candidates for president on foreign policy. one is regarding libya. do you think that it could have been an al qaeda attacked from the get go, and even the guys who made the film in california? number one. no. 2, regarding the foreign policy issue, do you think that president obama has more of a high-tech idea of our military in the future rather than the boots on the ground type of military we have seen in the past, where we put our boys in harm's way? host: thanks, su
it is a country on the defensive, and again, both president bush and president obama have done a very good job of pushing the iranians into a corner and getting a lot of countries around will to support us with the sanctions. we ought to continue that policy, no matter who wins the election, to negotiate and be very tough-minded and prevent them from getting a nuclear weapon. host: susan is on the line, an independent. caller: good morning. thank you for c-span, and mr. burns' comments are very...
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at the end of the day, if you look at the budget, a look at the budget you get down to military and defense spending or the bush tax cuts. >> are you talking about the bush tax cuts on all income levels? >> there is no qualification in that statement. what i said, and i still stand by, there are three things that doubled on national debt -- the bush tax cuts, -- >> the question is, do you want to expire them in total? there was no qualification. >> i am getting there. i think, and i still say, that we have to look at every single one of them and determine if we can use some of that money to pay down our national debt. we can lie to the american people or tell the truth. the truth is that those tax cuts, if we let them expire, will increase our national debt by almost one-half. >> what is your position, mr. cruz? >> i would not allow the bush tax cuts to expire. i'm curious. i will commend mr. sadler. he is running a campaign with a great deal of courage because he is running an unapologetically liberal campaign and is running in support of raising taxes, a host of liberal views. i commend h
at the end of the day, if you look at the budget, a look at the budget you get down to military and defense spending or the bush tax cuts. >> are you talking about the bush tax cuts on all income levels? >> there is no qualification in that statement. what i said, and i still stand by, there are three things that doubled on national debt -- the bush tax cuts, -- >> the question is, do you want to expire them in total? there was no qualification. >> i am getting there. i...
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in another way is, let's go back to year 2000 defense department levels. we have a very bloated, wasteful military budget that has doubled over the year 2000. are we twice as secure? i do not think so. we can look at the blow back happening across the middle east. you can see having this hyper military is a man these drone wars and pakistan and somalia, which the president began to expand on day 3 and office. there were no republicans to blame it on. he began to expand the war effort massively. it is calling for $600 billion to renovate nuclear weapons and a new modes of delivering them. this is not the direction we need to go. we need a foreign policy based on human rights, not on the procurement of oil resources. we provide for a green a new deal that would directly create jobs. because it creates jobs in the green economy, it allows us to back off these wars for oil and save hundreds of billions of dollars on the bloated military. instead it puts that money into jobs, health care, and education -- the things we need at home to create national security.
in another way is, let's go back to year 2000 defense department levels. we have a very bloated, wasteful military budget that has doubled over the year 2000. are we twice as secure? i do not think so. we can look at the blow back happening across the middle east. you can see having this hyper military is a man these drone wars and pakistan and somalia, which the president began to expand on day 3 and office. there were no republicans to blame it on. he began to expand the war effort massively....
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cuts that to take effect in january and have it will affect defense contractors. then, stephen farnsworth, political science professor at the university in virginia on a campaign 2012 and virginia's role as a swing state. also, anthony sanders of george mason university on housing prices. washington journal," lived with your phone calls, every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> see the first of the presidential debates next wednesday, live on c-span, c- span radio, c-span.org and online. . watch ending date. tonight, a debate at the texas tribune festival between mayor julian castro and ted cruz. and then political fact checkers look at it statements from the obama and ronnie campaigns. then debates for california's seventh congressional district. >> to texas politicians, each touted as the future of their parties, debated the economy, immigration, and other issues at the "texas tribune" festival in austin. julian castro is the mayor of saying antonio and was the keynote speaker at the republican convention. tedthis is one hour. >> i think you know the drill today.
cuts that to take effect in january and have it will affect defense contractors. then, stephen farnsworth, political science professor at the university in virginia on a campaign 2012 and virginia's role as a swing state. also, anthony sanders of george mason university on housing prices. washington journal," lived with your phone calls, every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> see the first of the presidential debates next wednesday, live on c-span, c- span radio, c-span.org and...
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many are concerned about looming defense cuts. if they come, how can you make sure nv's air force base, naval force base and, all economic engines for those communities, stay viable pieces of nevada? , every generation, our nation calls upon men and women to go and fight for us. they sacrifice a great deal, they risk their lives, and when they come back, we need to make sure we provide these veterans with the benefits we promised them. that is why i was so proud to be able to help build the hospital, the brand-new hospital in nevada. it will take care of veterans dropped the state. that is why i passed the bill so we can provide resources for people who are coming back from the field of battle with problems and emotional problems. when my opponent had a chance to stand with veterans and fight with them, or fight four big oil, he chose to fight four big oil and give them tax breaks instead of making sure we protected the homeless veterans. there was a homeless veterans housing voucher program my opponent voted to gut and to end so
many are concerned about looming defense cuts. if they come, how can you make sure nv's air force base, naval force base and, all economic engines for those communities, stay viable pieces of nevada? , every generation, our nation calls upon men and women to go and fight for us. they sacrifice a great deal, they risk their lives, and when they come back, we need to make sure we provide these veterans with the benefits we promised them. that is why i was so proud to be able to help build the...
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>> that is an interesting -- behind our neighbors. >> i think democrats need to stop playing defense and playing offense. they have not been willing to spend political capital it requires. on the other hand,
>> that is an interesting -- behind our neighbors. >> i think democrats need to stop playing defense and playing offense. they have not been willing to spend political capital it requires. on the other hand,
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one is a challenge to the constitutionality of the defense of marriage act. as i'm sure, many of you know the defense of marriage marriage act says that the federal government will not recognize same-sex marriages, even if they are legal in the state where they took place. this case out of massachusetts, a very compelling case, where two women were married, just as varied as any heterosexual couple in massachusetts. one of them died, and as i am sure you know, when he passed from one spouse to the other. but because the irs cannot recognize a same-sex marriage in massachusetts, the surviving spouse have to pay taxes on that money. it was a considerable amount. it is a very straight up challenge to that law. the other case headed to the supreme court is the proposition any case. that is much more of a challenge as to whether the state can ban same-sex marriage. it is very much like love versus virginia. it only applies in states that already have this. they are not imposing same-sex marriage on other surveys. they will declare it unconstitutional, because it i
one is a challenge to the constitutionality of the defense of marriage act. as i'm sure, many of you know the defense of marriage marriage act says that the federal government will not recognize same-sex marriages, even if they are legal in the state where they took place. this case out of massachusetts, a very compelling case, where two women were married, just as varied as any heterosexual couple in massachusetts. one of them died, and as i am sure you know, when he passed from one spouse to...
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one is a challenge to the constitution of the defense of marriage act. as i'm sure many of you know, defense of marriage act passed in 1996 says that the federal government will not recognize same-sex marriage under any circumstances, even if they're legal in the state would take place. so this case out of massachusetts, very compelling case, where two women were married. they are just as married as any heterosexual couple in massachusetts to one of them die, as i'm sure you under the internal revenue code, money passes tax-free from one spouse to the other, but because the irs can't recognize same-sex marriage in massachusetts, the surviving spouse have to pay taxes on that money, a considerable amount. so it was a very straight up challenge to that law. the other case that is heading to the supreme court is the proposition a case out of california, and that is much more a challenge to whether the protection clause allows the expansion of same-sex marriage. it is very much like loving persons virginia in can the state's ban this? are the states allowed
one is a challenge to the constitution of the defense of marriage act. as i'm sure many of you know, defense of marriage act passed in 1996 says that the federal government will not recognize same-sex marriage under any circumstances, even if they're legal in the state would take place. so this case out of massachusetts, very compelling case, where two women were married. they are just as married as any heterosexual couple in massachusetts to one of them die, as i'm sure you under the internal...
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we need to make sure that the defense defense department can't do it, the defense department should be able to support it. i think that it can come as a part of the defense department for 30 years. they don't need help from all the contractors. these are bloated contracts the need to be modified and this is one of the reasons why we have a spending problem. if we just a problem with the outsourcing and we then we will address a lot of the problems that keep us here this clip that we are going to fall off in the new year. >> moderator: congressman cannon. cannon: yes, let me respond to that. mr. powell said that he is not for the sequestered her in now he is for defense cuts come let me show you the size and magnitude of that sequester that sequester will take us to the point where we have to rethink whether he can be a global power and that is america, the global leader. we will have the smallest ground force winds 1940, the smallest baby since world war i and frankly we will have the smallest taxes and fighter force in the history of our country. that is what the sequester will do. an
we need to make sure that the defense defense department can't do it, the defense department should be able to support it. i think that it can come as a part of the defense department for 30 years. they don't need help from all the contractors. these are bloated contracts the need to be modified and this is one of the reasons why we have a spending problem. if we just a problem with the outsourcing and we then we will address a lot of the problems that keep us here this clip that we are going...
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would you welcome defense assistant secretary defense brett lambert. [applause] >> thank you. i appreciated. it's too easy. i can't go without saying you have given us food for thought. think you very much for having me, and i am particularly pleased to be here at the potomac institute, both in the private sector and more so, actually, since i joined the government about three years ago have come to rely on the insights and the papers and the products from the potomac is due to has really the source for unbiased, forward-leaning thinking on a wide variety of technology issues that often confound us, certainly inside the building. i don't think they get the daily recognition they deserve, but if it's any consolation i try to steal from their prices often as possible because they offer a tremendous amount of insight. nelson wanted thank you for steve lender who is here today in our office working on a number of manufacturing issues particularly as they relate to the supply chain. this part of it before we get to the q&a, i also would like to stand back a little bit and try to fr
would you welcome defense assistant secretary defense brett lambert. [applause] >> thank you. i appreciated. it's too easy. i can't go without saying you have given us food for thought. think you very much for having me, and i am particularly pleased to be here at the potomac institute, both in the private sector and more so, actually, since i joined the government about three years ago have come to rely on the insights and the papers and the products from the potomac is due to has really...